The nicest thing someone's ever done for meIn amongst all the tales of bitterness and poo, we occasionally get fluffy stories that bring a small tear to our internet-jaded eyes.
In celebration of this, what is the nicest thing someone's done for you? Whether you thoroughly deserved it or it came out of the blue, tell us of heartwarming, selfless acts by others.
Failing that, what nice things have you done for other people, whether they liked it or not?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 16:14)
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My 30th birthdayA couple of years back I celebrated my thirtieth birthday. I wasn't really looking forward to the milestone, but my friends threw a wonderful party at our local and much merriment was had by all.
The nicest thing was that despite me admittedly turning into a bit of an arsehole, due to spiralling depression and self-destruction, plenty of people turned up, and plied me with a multitude of wonderful presents.
Now, because of the way I felt about the world and, most importantly, myself, I had a really hard time accepting the gifts and appreciating the effort people had put in, not just in their thoughtful offerings but that they'd turned up to celebrate with me despite the person I'd become.
In hindsight (and after a lot of work on myself with the help of a counsellor), I sincerely appreciate all they did for me that day.
The moral of this story for me is that if someone is trying to do something nice for you, try to accept it with grace and let it into your heart, because if they didn't care, they wouldn't be making the effort.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 8:07,
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Amen(, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 9:50, closed)
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